Ships

Ships of POTCO

Ships are a major part of the game and can be considered a way to make money. When you buy your ship, you can go out to it by going over to a dingy and pressing the shift key. Once your out on the High Sea, you can plunder enemy ships by attacking them with cannons and sinking them. By sinking ships, you can gain notoriety points and sailing points You can also board enemy flagships and receive even more notoriety points by attacking and killing all the crew aboard.

You will get your first ship, a Light Sloop, when Elizabeth Swann sends you on a special Quest. This ship is enough to get you around the Caribbean, but because it only has two cannons, you will be extremely vulnerable. As soon as possible, you'll want to buy a bigger better ship from a Shipwright.

You can own more than one ship –– if you can afford it. In fact, you can own a total of three ships! Consider your goals carefully. Each class of hull is designed to do one task superbly –– at the cost of other qualities, though. Purchase your ships from a Shipwright.

Opening Your Ship Menu

There are two ways to open your ship menu.

• You can open your Sea Chest, and click the Ship Icon, .
• You can click the "H" button on your keyboard.

Types Of Ships

There are three different types of ships to choose from, Light Ships, Medium Ships, and War Ships.

• Light Ships - Light Sloop, Light Galleon, Light Frigate
• Regular Ships - Sloop, Galleon, Frigate
• War Ships - War Sloop, War Galleon, War Frigate

Sloop

Sleek, fast, and stealthy. Great if your style of pirating involves lightning raids and quicker escapes. The need for speed, however, means sacrificing firepower and cargo capacity.

Frigate

Ready for a fight above all else. Tough, maneuverable, and armed to the teeth with the most cannons of any ship type. Pack light, because this hull type carries less cargo than a Galleon.

Galleon

Sturdy, with large holds. This is your choice if you like plundering tons of booty before returning to port. Moderately armed, this is the slowest of the three hull types, but the hull is tougher than that of a Sloop.

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| |Game Tip: Remember, bigger ships of each type carry more cannons and can accommodate larger crews, which will often make the difference between winning or losing battles at sea. They're also tougher, so you'll be able to out–sail foes and withstand more battering under enemy broadsides and ramming. |}

Ship Data

Hull Class	Crew Capacity	HP Hit Points	Speed Sail Points	Cargo Capacity	On-Deck Cannons	Broadside/Below Deck Cannons	Unlocks at Sailing Skill Level	Cost
Light Sloop	3	2400	800	3	2	3	1	100
Light Galleon	6	3600	1100	7	4	5	1	300
Light Frigate	8	4200	900	5	8	5	1	800
Sloop	6	4200	800	6	4	5	5	2000
Galleon	8	7200	1400	11	8	9	5	4000
Frigate	10	8400	1400	9	10	7	5	8000
War Sloop	9	7200	1000	9	8	7	15	20000
War Galleon	10	10800	3100	16	10	12	15	40000
War Frigate	12	12600	2600	12	14	10	15	60000